Overton
Overton is a locality in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Overton is situated nearby to the village Sunderland, as well as near Middleton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Plover Scar Lighthouse and Heysham nuclear power station.
Plover Scar Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plover Scar Lighthouse, also known as the Abbey Lighthouse, is an active 19th century lighthouse sited at the entrance of the Lune estuary, near Cockersand Abbey in Lancashire, England.
Heysham nuclear power station
Power station
Photo: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Heysham nuclear power stations are operated by EDF Energy in Heysham, Lancashire, England. On the site two separate nuclear power stations, Heysham 1 and Heysham 2 operate independently, only with joint entry protocol, both with two reactors of the advanced gas-cooled reactor type.
Cockersand Abbey
Photo: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cockersand Abbey is a former abbey and former civil parish near Cockerham in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. It is situated near the mouth of the River Cocker.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heysham and Overton.
Heysham
Town
Photo: Rwendland, Public domain.
Heysham is a coastal village in the Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, overlooking Morecambe Bay. It is a ferry port, with services to the Isle of Man and Ireland, and the site of two nuclear power stations. Heysham is situated 3½ miles north of Overton.
Overton
Village
Photo: Ralph Rawlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Overton is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, south west of Lancaster and south of Morecambe between Heysham and the estuary of the River Lune. Overton is situated 2 miles northeast of Overton.
Sunderland
Village
Photo: Dr Greg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sunderland, commonly known as Sunderland Point, is a small village among the marshes, on a windswept peninsula between the mouth of the River Lune and Morecambe Bay, in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England.
Overton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.9998° or 53° 59′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.9072° or 2° 54′ 26″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9C5VX3XV+W4GeoNames ID
7293832
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